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Should fiscal policy resemble private budgets?
News, Koichi Hamada, Published on 06/11/2023
» Every few months this year, the US government appears on the verge of shutting down. It happened in May, when congressional Republicans initially refused to raise the debt ceiling, and in September, when Congress managed to avert a last-minute shutdown by passing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government open until Nov 17.
Ex-crypto tycoon found guilty on all counts at fraud trial
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty Thursday by a New York jury on all seven counts of fraud, embezzlement and criminal conspiracy.
Visions of Bankman-Fried clash in US trial closing arguments
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Prosecutors and defense lawyers set out their competing visions of cryptocurrency's former golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried in the closing arguments of his blockbuster trial on Wednesday.
Dear Santa: Please send $14 billion
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 02/11/2023
» What Thailand needs is money, money -- and money. The government needs 560 billion baht to run its 10,000 baht cash handout programme next year, and the country needs (at least) 420 billion baht to prevent the 4th quarter economy from collapsing.
SAS flights return to Thailand after a decade away
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 02/11/2023
» Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has returned to the Thai market after 10 years to capitalise on the strong resumption of tourism demand.
US auto workers union reaches preliminary deal with Ford
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» NEW YORK - The auto workers union in the United States reached a tentative agreement with Ford late Wednesday, a breakthrough in a 41-day stoppage on Detroit's "Big Three" car manufacturers.
Creditors file in court for PDITL rehabilitation
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/10/2023
» Four financial creditors of Phelps Dodge International (Thailand) (PDITL), a subsidiary of the scandal-plagued, SET-listed Stark Corporation, have jointly filed for the rehabilitation of Stark's cable-making unit to the Central Bankruptcy Court, according to the company's filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
Senator wants govt to speed up amnesty for all political protesters
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/10/2023
» Senator Wanchai Sornsiri on Tuesday called on the Pheu Thai-led government to quickly table legislation giving amnesty to political protesters of all colours, saying it was time to act.
Airport protesters' assets in peril
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2023
» The Central Bankruptcy Court has issued an absolute receivership order against eleven core members of the now-dissolved People Alliance for Democracy (PAD) in a bankruptcy lawsuit related to their protests that led to the shutting down of the capital's two main airports.
US pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» NEW YORK - US pharmacy chain Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy Sunday, the company said, after suffering declining sales and legal threats over its alleged involvement in the opioid crisis.